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US approves second new hepatitis C drug
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Incivek to treat hepatitis C when taken along with the current two-drug regimen, marking the second such drug approval this month.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 23, 2011 |
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FDA panel endorses Vertex hepatitis C drug
(AP) -- Federal health experts say an experimental hepatitis C drug from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a significant step forward in treating the virus, despite a high rate of rashes among patients taking the tablet.
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Apr 28, 2011 |
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NEJM study points to new era in hepatitis C treatment
For patients with the most common form of hepatitis C, the addition of a hepatitis C-specific protease inhibitor called telaprevir to the current standard therapy can significantly improve the chances of being cured, and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Findings uncover new details about mysterious virus
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of researchers has determined key structural features of the largest known virus, findings that could help scientists studying how the simplest life evolved and whether the unusual virus ...
Apr 28, 2009 |
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